Luggage carrier



Sept. 21' A1926.

J. BERMAN LUGGAGE C ARRIER Filed Sept. 24, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 i -lLE J2, a?

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J. BERMAN l LUGGAGE CARRIER y Filed sept. 2 4, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 LMU 55 INVENTOR Berman BY v `ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

IUNITED vSTATES JACOB RERMAN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

LUGGAGE CARRIER.v

Application nica september 24, 1923. serial No. 664,507.

The. main object of this invention is to provide a luggage carrier primarily designed for use with automobiles and which is collapsible,perpendicularly so as to occupy a relatively small amount of space when not in use.

Another object is to provide a device as mentioned having a tool box and a roll curtain serving as a cover for protection of the articles stored in the carrier.

Theseand other objects will become apparent Vin the description below, in which characters of'reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevational view of theluggage carrier fully extended.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the same.

Figure-3 is a cross sectional plan View taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the luggage carrier cover, showing the extensible doors in folded position.

Figure 5 is a view of an automobile, showing the luggage carrier mounted thereon and in collapsed position.

Figure 6-is a fragmentary end elevational view of the upper end of the luggage carrier, showing the position the :folding doors assume when Yadding additional storage space to the luggage carrier.

Figure 7 is a front elevational view of the device by which the luggage carrier is rigidly held when extended. Y

Figure 8 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of the luggage carrier and shows the means forrlocking the extended luggage-carrier to the device illustrated in lFigure 7. i y

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeralY 10 indicates the front wall of a casing Whose sidewalls 11 areAV integral therewith. Said casing is provided with a Hoor 12 upon which the walls of a box 13 are mounted, the box having a cover 14 hinged thereto. The box may be divided into anyY number lof compartments and serves as a suitable receptacle for tools and the like. A plurality of rectangular bands 15, 15, and a similar upper` band 16, are connected to each other 'in such manner that one band is superposed above the next successive band. The end portionsl of the bands are connected by levers 17, said levers being hinged to each other and folding in one direction only. rlhe longsides 18 of the bands are provided near their ends with slots 19 in which pins 2O are engaged, the pms being fixed to the upper ends of the fixed te the long side 18 of the upper band 16 which crosses the lazy tongs 21 intermediate their length, lthe lower. ends of the lazy tongs 22 having pins whichengagein the slots 19 of the band immediately below the band 16. The lower ends of the lazy tongs 23 are fixed centrally on the wall 10 of the casing and are provided at their upper ends with pins whichk are engaged .in

braces 28 whose lower ends are fixed to .the lower end of the lazy tongs 24, rise vertically when the carrier is in extended position and aresecured to the sleeves 25 by a thumb screw 29, said thumb screw being threaded Yinto one wall 'of the sleeves and adapted to engage anyof the detents 26. Similar" braces '30 have their upper endsA secured to the vupper ends of the lazy tongs 21, the lower ends lextending kvertically and being secured to their respective thumb screws 29 in a manner similar to the f braces 28,. l i Y The sides 18 of the Lipper band 16 have hinges 31 secured thereto by which means a cover 32 is mounted on the device. Hasps veo l lazy tongs 21. A pair or lazy tongs 22 are.

32a are hingedly attached to the, ends of the v cover and when the device is fully collapsed.l receive the staples 33'in suitable slots in said hasps. Latticed doors 34 are hingedly secured to the underside of the cover 32 land when in the position shown in Figure 4, are not used, said doors being retainedk Hush upon the surface of the cover by members 35. The lower ends of the sides 36 are p rovided with slits 37 which engage a pin 38 and a thumb screw 39 when the doors 34 are swung atzright angles to the cover 32,.

said pin and thumb screw projecting from the end portions of .the upper band 16. The

length. rthis notch engages a pin 45, said pin being mounted' on a slide bar 46. The 'latter is slidable kin a hollow tubing 47 securely lixed to the side ot the automobile 48 by passing screws thru the holes 49 in the ears 50. The bar 46 is provided with a plurality ot spaced apart openings 51 in which a tlauge 52 engages. Said dai-.ige 52 is fixed to the tree end ot a resilient spring 53, the uppery end et the latter being secured to the tubing 47. A rod 54 is slidably mounted below block 55, the latter projecting from the side of the tubing 47. rlhev lower end ot' the rod has a handle 55, and .the upper end is provided with a camblock 56 in which a slit 5? is formed. A long plate 58 is slidably mounted on member 43 and is procover vided with a notch similar to 44, the axis ot the notch 59 being at right angles to the axis ot the notch Au ear 60, in-

tegral with the plate 58, engages the cover 32 when the device is completely collapsed as in the positionshown in Figure The method employed in using the luggage carrier is as follows. Normallythe is rigidly fastened to the casing by the ear 16 which operates in a slot oi said cover. rlhe hasps 32a also serve as a means tor locking the cover in collapsed position on the casing. To make the device ready tor the reception o't luggagev such as valises or the like, the hasps 32 are disengaged ytrom the staple 33 and the ear 69 is slid in the directionindicated in Figure 8. Before sliding this ear Vin said direction, however, the handle 61 is grasped and the cover 32 is pulled upwardly. In this manner the bands 15. a, and 16, are moved into spacedapartvrelation, one above the other, and the lazy tongs 21, 22, 23, and 24, are extended angularly. The movement ot said lazy tongs from the horizontal to the angular position is permitted thru the medium o't the slots 19 in the bands. The side levers 17 are likewise extended into the position shown in Figure 2. The braces 28 and 30 are also changed from 4a substantially horizontal position, assumed when the carrier is collapsed, to a vertical position when said carrier is fully extended. The thumb screws 29, by passing thru the adjacent ends ot the braces 28 aiid.30, and the sleeves A25, will 4engage the nearest detent 26 and retain the front portion of the luggage carrier in fully extended position. tillien said carrier has been secured in extended position, the i'ear portion of the bands not supported by the lazy tongs, remains rather shaky. To introduce rigidity to this side ot the luggage carrier, the device illustrated in Figure? is used. As previously stated, this device is secured to the tonneau ci the automobile, and the bar 46 is slid into position where the pin will engage in the notch 44, said notchA being formed in the upper band 16, the pin 52 'meanwhile engaging 'the corresponding opening 51. In order to lock the luggage carrier to member 45, the plate 58 is slid in the direction idicated by the arrow in Figure 8. rfhis causes the notch 59 in said plate 58 toengage member 453 a different planeand'thereby lock the upper band 16 rig-idly to the side ot the automobile thru the medium ot the device illustrated in Figure 7. riihechamber tormed within these bands is then ready to receive the luggage, the latter being concealed from view by the curtain 40 which is autoiiiatically unturled from the roll 411 when the device is extended. Then additional space is required, the cover 32 is rotated in-v to substantially vertical position, and the doors 34 are rotated about their hinges until the slots 37 in the ends of said doors engage respectively the pin 38 and the thumb screw By securing the doors 34 in place in this manner, an additional compartment 'ot the luggage carrier is formed on top of the band 16, but the cover 32 in this position cloes not protect the luggage as it forms a side wall when so locked. VIn order to cover Vand protect the luggage when the cover 32 is in vertical position, the curtain40 isy disengaged from the band 16 and urtherun'furled until it partly envelops the luggage and assifinics the position indicated in Figure 6.

l claim Y' l. A luggage carrier/comprising a casing, cover on said casing, a plurality of U- shaped bands beneath said cover, said bands sing arranged one above the other, pivoted levers connecting the ends of said bands, lazy tongs connected to said bands, means tor extending the cover above the casing, and means forV collapsing the saine.

2. A luggage carrier comprising a easing, a plurality of' U-shaped bands normally housed in said casing, a cover, said cover being hingedly connected to the upper band, levers connecting the end portionsot said bands, lazy tongs connectingsaid bands,l and means tor locking the lazy. tongs and cover in extended position.

3. Asluggage. carrier comprising 1a leasing,

a cover. Jfor said casing, aplurality vof U-y shaped bands normally housed in said casing and reta-ined onezabove the other, the upper band being hingedly connected tothe cover, sleeves slidable on an intermediate band, braces connecting the outer ends of the lazy tongs with the sleeves, said sleeves central intersecting ends of said lazy tongs, 4being secured to the sleeves, braces, the adjacent ends of said braces connected to the sleeves, the outer ends of said braces engaging the outer ends of the lazy tongs,

thumb screws securing said braces to the.

sleeves and engageable in the detents of the intermediate band, said thumb screws when engaging the'detents being adapted to lock the cover and bands in extended position, and means for covering the chamber within the luggage carrier.

5. A luggage carrier comprising a casing, a tool box in said casing, a plurality of slotted U-shaped bands positioned one above the other and adapted to fold into the casing, lazy tongs connecting said bands, means for retaining the bands in extended position, a cover hingedly secured to the upper band, a roller mounted in said casing, a curtain about said roller, the outer end of the curtain being secured to the upper band, means for supporting the bands when in extended position, and means for retaining the Vcover when said device is extended.

6. A luggage carrier comprising a casing, tool box in said casing, a plurality of slotted U-shaped bands positioned one above the other and adapted to fold into the casing,

lazy tongs connecting said bands, means for retaining the bands in extended position, a cover hingedly secured to the upper band, a roller mounted in saidcasing, a curtain about said roller, the outer end of the curtain being secured to the upper band, latticed doors hingedly secured to the underside of the cover, said cover when raised Avertically permitting the doors to be rotated thereby adding additional volume to luggage carrier, the free ends oi said doors engaging projections o n the upper bands, and means for supporting the device when fully extended.

7. A luggage carrier comprising a casing,

a tool box in said casing, a plurality of slotted U-shaped bands positioned one above theother and adapted to fold into the casing, lazy tongs connecting said bands, means for retainingfthe bands in extended position, a cover hingedly secured .to the upper band, a roller mounted in said casing, a curtain trained on said roller, the outer end of the curtain being securedptothe upper band, latticed doors hingedly secured to the underside of the cover, said ycover when raised vertically permitting the doors to be rotated thereby adding additional volume to the luggage carrier, the free endsof said doors engaing projections on the upper bands, a tu ing mounted adjacentthe device, a bar slidable in said tubing and having openings therein, a resilient plunger mounted on said tubings andy engageable with any of said openings, a pin on the lower end of said bar engageable with the upper band of the luggage carrier, said bar being adapted to support the luggage carrier in extended position, and means for releasing said bar ,from the band of the luggacre carrier.

igned at New York, in the county of New York, and State ofNew York, August,

JACOB BERMAN. 

